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Imagine in 2026 you get a group of Germany, Nigeria and Qatar. Or Brazil, Cameroon and China. Can you see where I'm going with this?...

Dave Tickner - writing for sportinglife.com - succinctly summarises the main argument against: "With two teams qualifying from each of 16 three-team groups, the prospect of carve-ups is all but inevitable. With only three games in each group, the current system of each pool's final games being...